Hi List. For years I used to take 90 minutes plus, for a standard tuning...but then I found that by concentrating on two movements of the hammer,..pulling it slightly over the pitch and then a careful lowering to just above the required setting, and finally the last bit by hard finger blows, setting the pin....(I think that a piano tuned in 15-20 minutes would not have the pins set properly at all!) Now my standard tuning is 45-55 minutes. I think it is a case of eliminating the unnecessary up and down movements of the hammer. PS.If I am doing a pitch raise with strings of a unknown piano I will lower the string first to break any adhesion it might have had with the pressure bar, or whatever. Robin Stevens Port Pirie South Australia 08 8633 0533 pianotun@bigpond.com
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